Mileage, Midlife Marathoning, and Learning Not To Give Up Early

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Relay

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A running podcast dedicated to conversation, commentary, and fun. Our team has someone for everything, from pros to amateurs, track nerds to ultra athletes, shoe experts, and coaches. We love discussing all-things running with enough hilarious tangents to keep you on your toes. Like being on your favorite group run with friends. The Relay team of contributors includes Kofuzi, Stefanie Flippin, Lindsey Hein, Laura Thweatt, Tommie Runz, Peter Bromka, Marcus Brown, and Matt Chittim.

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Mileage, Midlife Marathoning, and Learning Not To Give Up Early

Relay

52 minutes 47 seconds

1 month ago

Mileage, Midlife Marathoning, and Learning Not To Give Up Early

Today on group chat, we have Lindsey Hein, Kofuzi, and Peter Bromka.

Topics Discussed:

Kofuzi’s Valencia build and recent high-mileage weeks
Summer marathon training struggles and preferring winter/spring races
Ego, round-number mileage, and listening to an aging body
Redefining success when PRs may be behind you

Family cost of marathon training and needing the race to “be worth it”
Running in public, pressure not to let people down, and inspiring other 40+ runners

Lessons from pros like Annie Frisbie and Makenna Myler about not giving up and staying curious